Re: istD Concert photos

They're somewhat noisy, but no worse than film grain. Plus for prints I use Neat Image which does a great job removing it. Bill - Original Message - From: "Kevin Thornsberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 12:03 AM Subject: RE: istD Concert p

This just in to PDML-- a cry for help with research project

Begin forwarded message: Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Ross Cidlowski ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) on Thursday, December 11, 2003 at 18:06:19 comments: hi im looking for famous photos or famous events taken with a pentax camera for a research project. please help!

RE: istD Concert photos

Wow! ISO 3200 is looking pretty nice at screen resolutions. Let us know how prints look. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Owens Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:57 PM To: PDML Subject: istD Concert photos Our son, the band dir

istD Concert photos

Our son, the band director, had his Christmas Concert this evening. I used the ist D with available light, 3200 ISO and manual white balance taken on one of the students shirts. Most were taken with my Tamron 70-300 (105-450 equivalent), all handheld. The more I use the ist D, the more I like it

Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...

Bill Owens wrote: > I had to ask my science teacher daughter-in-law. It's a Carolina Wren. > > Bill Ooops, Carolina, house... - anyway a wren (I posted house wren before I read this :) ) and he is a cutie! ann > > > - Original Message - > From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To

Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...

Mark Cassino wrote: > Looks nice to me - what kind of bird is it? Looks like a house wren to me - annsan > (I only get cardinals, blue > jays, and English Sparrows at the feeder...) > > - MCC > > At 03:01 PM 12/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: > >While playing with my 500mm today, this little guy stop

Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANN!-was: Keeping poor shots, was: Luddite posting.

frank theriault wrote: > Hi, Ann, > > First of all, sorry for shouting... > > Second of all, I know you don't imbibe. That's why I offered to buy you a > drink. Coffee/tea/soda is lots cheaper than beer/liquor/wine... > > cheers, > frank > True, true :) > > "The optimist thinks this is the b

Production year

Is there a web site where I can check the year when my new toy ME Super SE was produced? Cheers Andy

RE: Re: ultra-wide primes

Hi Jostein, Since Christmas is around the corner, maybe not in the immediate future. However, I have been looking for one for some time... Regards, Jose R. Rodriguez -Original Message- From: Jostein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 3:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTE

Re: unsubscribe

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, William Robb wrote: > He's from Manitoba. > They can't even field a half decent football team. > HAR! > WW That's totally untrue. They're half decent... that is, they're decent for one out of the two halves. On those times when they're decent for both halves, they're un

Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...

I had to ask my science teacher daughter-in-law. It's a Carolina Wren. Bill - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 6:13 PM Subject: Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but... > Looks nice to me - what

Re: Help ID please

Looks like a hummingbird moth, probably Hermaris thysbe if shot in North America. Don't know about species in other places. - MCC At 01:02 AM 12/12/2003 +0200, you wrote: Hi everybody, Any one willing to help me identify this creature, or at least point me to the right resource!? And

Re: The Pentax 135/1.8

> I would be surprised at anything less than $750 to $1,000 US. Probably even somewhat higher than that, methinks... Fred

Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax

I just couldn't bring myself to say "Nyyy-kon" So I bought the Canon ;-) ;-) Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com

Re: Monterey CA Pentax dealers?

If you do not have a state sales tax license you pay the tax. Anders Hultman wrote: On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No, sales tax is a one time thing. In the US, sales tax is paid only on the retail transaction to ultimate consumer. From manufacturer to middleman to middleman to

Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...

Nice shot. Those small guys are hard to get, they don't stay in one spot very long. Bill Owens wrote: > > While playing with my 500mm today, this little guy stopped by our deck to > say Hi. Granted it's a bit soft. but he was only about 10 feet away. > > http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/s

RE: *istD cheaper again

Yeah, I just noticed it's 1349 at b&h now. If this keeps up I'll buy one. Evan -Original Message- From: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 3:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: *istD cheaper again Now only 1299$ at buydig.com - very reputabl

RE:WTB (clamp)

I just got one from KEH used for 15$ it is the same clamp as the 400T uses. I think it was the only one they had it is no longer listed on there site. B&H has it listed new try the link below. B&H new http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&; Q=&sku=40970&is=REG GO

Christmas Greeting

I just wanted to take a moment and wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Pentastic New Year. Ed Tyler Www.Prepsports.us

Re: The Pentax 135/1.8

They are rarely for sale. I would be surprised at anything less than $750 to $1,000 US. Regards, Bob S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > For those who have been following Pentax second hand prices. > > How much would a Pentax 135 1.8 be expected to fetch?

Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

> > At 01:01 AM 12/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > > > > > >If you use rather more of the 3040 x 2024 sensor than the 3008 x 2008 > >image area you can get to that 35MB boundary. > > Is that possible? Sure looks like it. The RAW file holds the entire 3040 x 2024 area. You'll lose something around

The Pentax 135/1.8

For those who have been following Pentax second hand prices. How much would a Pentax 135 1.8 be expected to fetch? Lasse

Re: James Nachtway

Hi, Thursday, December 11, 2003, 11:47:10 PM, you wrote: > Did anyone else see the Press Release that Photographer James Nachtway was > injured by a hand grenade in Iraq today? He and a reporter were both hurt, > one seriously, but the article I read did not indicate which one that was. > Let's

Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)

"frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >FM. Could they be a sort of prog rock band out of Toronto in the 70's? >That's the best I can do right now. That's them :-) Three-piece band; drummer, keyboard/bassist and electric mandolin & violin. Amazing musicians. Saw 'em live several times. t

Re: unsubscribe

But, when I was a kid, I thought that the Winnigeg Blue Bombers was the coolest name for a football team ever. -frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> He's from M

Snow!

It got cold today and snow has been dusting around, so I set up the *ist D and my regular snowflake rig to see how it would do. I have to say - this camera is great! I used the M-50 f4 macro reverse mounted on a generic K mount bellows mounted on a set of Vivitar extension tubes. I used the A

Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)

FM. FM. FM... Racking my brains over that one, Mark. I have this vague feeling that I should know them, or that I knew of them in a past life, but it's just not clicking right now. I remember there was a movie in the 70's called FM (wasn't there?) that no one went to see, but it had a reall

Re: Film is not dead :-)

suppose a sheet of 4x5 Provia 100F cost $10 instead of $2 like it costs not. how many do you think JCO would shoot? Herb... - Original Message - From: "Leonard Paris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 9:52 AM Subject: RE: Film is not dead :-)

Re: OT: I's Back

I don't care what you say. Welcome back, anyway. cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: I's Back Date: T

Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...

Looks nice to me - what kind of bird is it? (I only get cardinals, blue jays, and English Sparrows at the feeder...) - MCC At 03:01 PM 12/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: While playing with my 500mm today, this little guy stopped by our deck to say Hi. Granted it's a bit soft. but he was only about 1

Re: OT: Snow fleas

At 08:40 AM 12/11/2003 +, mike.wilson wrote: > ...snow fleas... And they are.? Little critters that live in the snow... :-) Nice DOF on the bird shots. What speed/shutter combi was that? The cardinal was at f 6.7 / 1/80th of a sec, the others were at 150/sec f 8 - f 11... Since the t

Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

At 01:01 AM 12/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: > If you use rather more of the 3040 x 2024 sensor than the 3008 x 2008 image area you can get to that 35MB boundary. Is that possible? _ MCC - Mark Cassino Photography Kalamazoo, MI http://www.markcassino.com -

Re: Coming to terms with *ist D lens mag factor?

Unfortunately, the TIFF is that size only because it is 16 bit. I need a 35 meg 8 bit file - or ~11 x 14 at 300 dpi. - MCC At 12:22 AM 12/11/2003 -0500, you wrote: On Thursday, Dec 11, 2003, at 00:02 America/New_York, Mark Cassino wrote: The stock agency I work with wants 35 meg files minimum

RE: WTB

I know what it is, Feroze, and have sen some around for sale. Try B&H, they still carry quite a bit of new/old equipment, and I think I recall seeing some of these flash acccessory items there. -Original Message- From: Feroze Kistan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: December 11, 2003 10:

Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)

"frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >We don't attack. We lull our victims into a state of false security, then >infiltrate. > >Our operatives are hockey players, comedians, newscasters. Hey, you left out musicians! I'm just burning a CD from an LP-to-DAT transfer of an album by a long-

Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)

One more, and this is my last one, promise. I really should have mentioned this one the other day, when this silly thread started. Along the Trans Canada Highway in Quebec, Canada, not far from the New Brunswick border, is the town of: Saint Louis de Ha! Ha! There are several stories about ho

James Nachtway

Did anyone else see the Press Release that Photographer James Nachtway was injured by a hand grenade in Iraq today? He and a reporter were both hurt, one seriously, but the article I read did not indicate which one that was. Let's hope he comes out OK, he has such a talent.

Re: OT: Wierd place names

> > On 11/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > > >Lets stick to England for the moment. Mousehole? > > > >[pronounced as muzzle?] > > > >stan > > Mow-zull > > Mow as in chow. Not to mention that casually dismissing Cornwall as part of England might get you into trouble with some people.

Re: Way OT:Global warming-was:GFM Attendees (updated)

Anything you say. Bob. As if CO2 is the only harmful substance out there. Dream on. Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - - Original Message - From: "Bob Blakely" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, Dece

Re: Way OT:Global warming-was:GFM Attendees (updated)

On 11 Dec 2003 at 16:15, graywolf wrote: > Greenhouse effect? Yes, that was what was supposed to have caused Venus to have > such a high temperature. Right? Go look up current theory on that. > > But then many look at this stuff religiously, rather than scientifically. And some don't: http://w

RE:other brands:was ditching Pentax

On 11/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > Len took time to scribe: > I, too, would love to be able to afford >> to buy a 1Ds. It will come in time. > > Len >> * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > >Just wondering why when people talk about jumping to another brand

Re: OT: Wierd place names

On 11/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Lets stick to England for the moment. Mousehole? > >[pronounced as muzzle?] > >stan Mow-zull Mow as in chow. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free

Re: Way OT:Global warming-was:GFM Attendees (updated)

Ah, that puts things into proper perspective. Thank you, Bob. -- Bob Walkden wrote: I blame the Maasai. One theory has it that the methane emitted from the rearmost parts of the world's cattle is a major contributory factor. According to Maasai tradition they own all the cattle in the world. So

Re: Way OT:Global warming-was:GFM Attendees (updated)

There has been a warming trend since 1865 when they started recording temperatures. Geologically that that tells you nothing. No one knows when it began. Probably about 50,000 years ago. But there also short term ups and downs. One volcano is capable of throwing more junk in the air in one erupt

RE: other brands:was ditching Pentax

Yeah, I saw that. Told a Nikon shooting buddy about it. He's annoyed since he recently dropped a load on the 17-35/2.8. I personally wouldn't by a DX-style lens as I still plan to go full-frame at some point. tv > -Original Message- > From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thur

Re: *istD cheaper again

On Thursday, Dec 11, 2003, at 15:54 America/New_York, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Now only 1299$ at buydig.com - very reputable seller. Who bets 1199$ just before Christmas? ;-) Could be Pentax's strategy of competing in the under-$1000 DSLR market. Instead of coming out with a cheaper model, jus

*istD cheaper again

Now only 1299$ at buydig.com - very reputable seller. Who bets 1199$ just before Christmas? ;-) -- Best regards Sylwek

Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax

But then Nikon has, or will have (not quite sure which, but it is in B&H's catalog), a 17-55mm f2.8. -- tom wrote: Plus they have that 24-70/2.8 which is pretty nifty. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change the

Re: DA16-45: No aperture rings any more?

William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not likely, all the film manufacturers are getting out of APS film. > OTOH, this could make Pentax look seriously at the concept. > It would fit their marketing strategy. Are you stating they do have a marketing strategy? Weird... :-) Gianfranco = “

Vs: OT:Weird names

Dewey, Cheatem & Howe is from Leisure Suit Larry III. Remember those? All the best! Raimo Actually Dewey, Cheatem & Howe was used in a 3 Stooges short back in the 30's or 40's Butch Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself. Hermann Hesse (Demian)

Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...

Thanks, Marnie and Dave. I wish I'd had the Tamron 70-300 on instead of the 500 mirror. The mirror lens is soft anytime, and even more so when focused close. Bill - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 3:17 PM Subject: R

Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...

cute. Christian - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 3:01 PM Subject: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but... > While playing with my 500mm today, this little guy stopped by our deck to > say Hi.

Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, Bill Owens wrote: > While playing with my 500mm today, this little guy stopped by our deck to > say Hi. Granted it's a bit soft. but he was only about 10 feet away. > > http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=51 > Nice birdie Bill. It doe

My good Christmas deed

Had a few emails from some one i know casually from horse shows(even bought some pictures :-))and she found an old K1000 with 50mm lens,that had been shelved for many years.Her new to her 80-200 smc a came to day and we have had fun emaili

Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...

Nice shot! Marnie aka Doe :-) And no one's Mark, but Mark. So that's a Bill pix.

Autoreply: Re: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)

Re: I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...

> While playing with my 500mm today, this little guy stopped by our deck to > say Hi. Granted it's a bit soft. but he was only about 10 feet away. > > http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=51 > > Bill Your right,Ma

I'm far from being a Mark Cassino, but...

While playing with my 500mm today, this little guy stopped by our deck to say Hi. Granted it's a bit soft. but he was only about 10 feet away. http://groups.msn.com/BillOwensPhotos/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=51 Bill

Re: ultra-wide primes

"Jose R. Rodriguez" schrieb: > > Peter, > > If had the opportunity to purchase a K 18/3.5, I would jump on it. Not cheap, but there is one at the very moment at ebay Germany! True! Great condtion, from Mr. Bukovina's collection. Every review I have read on this lens states it performs bri

RE: Way OT:Global warming-was:GFM Attendees (updated)

> From: Dag T [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Why? Politicians are the only folks around who regularly lie to us as though it were a requirement of their profession! > Should we be surprised if dumping > a lot of some compound into the environment affects it? We are so many > now that it´s obvious to

Re: Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)

on 12/11/03 4:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In Rochester, one could get a vasectomy from a (non-fictional) urologist > named Dr. Stopp. The doctor who sewed me up after my car accident (when I was 6) was named Dr. Cutty... :-) -- -Jon Glass Krakow, Poland

Re: Re 2: Bizarre eBay offering

Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2969470695&category=4702 > >Drat...no aperture ring. Well lenses without aperture rings have advantages and disadvantages. Kind of a double-edged sword... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.

Re: horizon on *ist-D

"Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Shooting landscapes in the Blue Ridge Mountains can drive you >crazy trying to get the horizon level. There is no "flat" horizon. Lots of places are like that. Many times I've "leveled" a horizon in Photoshop only to find out later that I had the camera l

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1645

>From time to time I forget to change the email format from HTML to plain, and every time I get the email returned by the listsoftware. I can't imagine it would let attachments through, and then only to you, no one else. On Thu, 2003-12-11 at 20:14, Jostein wrote: > I thought attachments were stri

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1645

- Original Message - From: "Jostein" Subject: Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1645 > I thought attachments were stripped off at the list server? > That's how it used to be, anyway... > > I don't think it's the List. If it was, many of us would have noticed. > Looks like a spoofer to me

Re: horizon on *ist-D

Nor do I. Shooting landscapes in the Blue Ridge Mountains can drive you crazy trying to get the horizon level. There is no "flat" horizon. Bill - Original Message - From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 2:00 PM Subject: Re: h

RE: Way OT:Global warming

> From: Bill D. Casselberry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ... they wouldn't call it Freon if it wasn't meant to be free! HAR! (picking my arss back up off the floor...) Regards, Bob... "History is not a school-mistress. She does not teach. She is a

Re: OT: Weird place names

Sadly Haugh means a low boggy place. I live in a swamp by the River!!! - Original Message - From: "mike.wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 3:56 PM Subject: re: OT: Weird place names > Hi, > > Jostein wrote: > > > Scottish place-names w

Re: Re: ultra-wide primes

Peter, If had the opportunity to purchase a K 18/3.5, I would jump on it. Every review I have read on this lens states it performs brilliantly. I believe it would also handle much better than a A 15/3.5. Regards, Jose R. Rodriguez > > From: Peter Smekal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/1

re: Monterey CA Pentax dealers?

I recall in the past I was looking for the hood for the Tokina 17/3.5 (not available in the UK, I kid you not) and came across Samy's, http://www.samys.com/ anybody know them? Reputable dealer on the lines of B&H. A photographer I used to work with used them and liked them. Butch Each man had o

Re: OT: I's Back

Course done, final taken, I's back. I was only gone about two weeks, so no need to acknowledge this post or fall all over me or anything. Sheesh, maybe I can also find some free time now to take pix. Marnie aka Doe ;-)

Re: pentax-discuss-d Digest V03 #1645

I thought attachments were stripped off at the list server? That's how it used to be, anyway... I don't think it's the List. If it was, many of us would have noticed. Looks like a spoofer to me... Jostein - Pictures at: http://oksne.net - -

Re: ultra-wide primes

> what about the K 18/3.5? Is it the dark horse in the trio? I've heard previously (here on the PDML, I guess) that it is a good lens, Peter, but I have no experience with it myself. Fred

Re: OT:Weird names

True story: My mom worked for a law firm in Rochester, MN which, when the names are arranged just so you get: Dewey, Suk, Dingle and Howe (not the official name of the firm but the real names of the partners). Christian PS: a disgruntled ex-employee of the firm submitted this as a joke to Playboy

Re: horizon on *ist-D

- Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" Subject: Re: horizon on *ist-D > And everyone here gets it right the first time. > Hell no, or at least I don't. However, the "fix it in Photoshop" menatility is a really good way to get really bad photographs. William Robb

Re: Way OT:Global warming-was:GFM Attendees (updated)

På 11. des. 2003 kl. 18.58 skrev William Robb: - Original Message - From: "Bob Blakely" Subject: RE: Way OT:Global warming-was:GFM Attendees (updated) I understand that what you say is the current, politically correct mantra, but I believe it's false. http://www.clearlight.com/~mhieb/WVFo

Re: Way OT:Global warming

Bob Blakely wrote: > I understand that what you say is the current, politically > correct mantra, but I believe it's false. > http://www.clearlight.com/~mhieb/WVFossils/ice_ages.html > This is EXTREMELY OT and controversial. great page Bob - if only the sheep could think with

Re: OT:Weird names

I first saw it on the Three Stooges but it was not likely original in their productions. Collin >From: "Raimo Korhonen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Dewey, Cheatem & Howe is from Leisure Suit Larry III. Remember those? >All the best! >Raimo

Re: ultra-wide primes

Thanks so far, what about the K 18/3.5? Is it the dark horse in the trio? Peter >Fred <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> A 15/3.5 - Big, Expensive honker that rarely leaves the house or >>> gets out of the case. Light loss at the corners wide open... >> >>> A 20/2.8 - In the camera bag with the L

RE: Way OT:Global warming-was:GFM Attendees (updated)

Sure enough... Regards, Bob... "History is not a school-mistress. She does not teach. She is a prison matron who punishes for unlearned lessons." -- Vasily Klyutchevsky, Russian historian > From: William Robb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > From: "

RE: Way OT:Global warming-was:GFM Attendees (updated)

Sorry, that's what I get for relying on someone else's post references... Regards, Bob... "History is not a school-mistress. She does not teach. She is a prison matron who punishes for unlearned lessons." -- Vasily Klyutchevsky, Russian historian

Re: DCPDML Confab #17

If anyone needs better directions, let me know. Christian - Original Message - From: "tom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pdml" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 11:34 AM Subject: DCPDML Confab #17 > Where: Germantown Hard Times > Why: : They don't use curry. They do have

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

At 08:52 AM 12/11/2003 -0500, Mark Roberts wrote: What ISO setting? I tried getting some hummingbirds last summer and found it maddening because I only had ISO 100 film on hand. It would have been nice to just instantly switch to ISO 800. Those were all shot at ISO 200, with the AF360FGZ at -1.5 s

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

The bokeh can actually be weird, sometimes good, sometimes bad. Hard light and lots of hard edges in the background usually make for a terrble bokeh with that lens combo - thought he 2x makes for even a worse one. But you can get a nice painterly effect going with it as well. - MCC At 12:56

Re: Mad Lenses on *ist D

What was your working distance to the birds? Full frame shots of songbirds with ~1000mm Wow! Christian "We're not worthy! We're not worthy!" - Original Message - From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 10:01 PM Subject: Re: M

re: OT: Weird place names

Hi, Jostein wrote: > Scottish place-names was good entertainment on our holiday trip with the Cot's > last summer. There's pretty much Nordic heritage in those pronounciations, I > think... > > "Haugh" is sucspiciously like the Norwegian "haug" meaning "small hill" or > "large mound". Would th

Re: horizon on *ist-D

As a last resort there's always Photoshop. Select the measure tool, drag a line along what ever you want horizontal, then; Image>Rotate Image>Arbitrary>OK Bill - Original Message - From: "mike.wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 10:40

Re: horizon on *ist-D

Hi, Frits wrote: > Stan's photo reminded me of this question: does the *ist D has something > to help allign the horizon? I used to have a problem with this myself > untill I got a grid screen for my PZ-1. Is there something like that for > the *ist D? Frits, you are not getting into this digita

Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)

You guys ain't seen aggression...just try and get all uppity again, we'll burn this place down from here to the ocean anduhh...I ahhh Nevermind Cory - Original Message - From: "Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 8:45 AM Subject:

Re: ultra-wide primes

> A 15/3.5 - Big, Expensive honker that rarely leaves the house or > gets out of the case. Light loss at the corners wide open... > A 20/2.8 - In the camera bag with the LX and 2 Limited lenses (43 > & 77). Smaller than it looks, and seriously wider than a 24mm > (plus much smaller than the FA24

Re: Keeping poor shots, was: Luddite posting.

On 10/12/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >annsan >67 today, yes today -- arrrggh HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANN. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk

Re: OT: Snow fleas

Hi, Jostein wrote: > Quoting "mike.wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > ...snow fleas... > > > > And they are.? > > Springtails with no respect for the cold. :-) 8-)) Interesting. Never seen those before (probably due to lack of snow...) - do yo

RE: Film is not dead :-)

Or until film gets so expensive that all the film shooters are going to have to use digital in order to be sure their setup is absolutely right before they commit that frame of expensive film. Kind of like what large and medium format shooters used to do with Polaroids. Then, as digital impro

OT: Help with PageMaker

Hi, Does anybody know if (and how) PageMaker 6.5 can produce bookmarks of more than one level when the .p65 file is exported into PDF format? I tried to do that, but: 1 - If I use the table of contents option with a single publication, the bookmark are present when exporting file to pdf format,

Re: Pentax Optio S4 and RAW format

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, Matt Sephton wrote: > I am the owner of a Pentax Optio S4 and have just seen that it is possible > to take RAW bayer format images with the camera. I was wondering if > anybody here knows of any tools I can use to read these files or convert > them to another, more manageable l

Re: OT: Wierd place names

> I live in a place called "Haugh of Urr". Prize to any correct > pronunications. Scottish place-names was good entertainment on our holiday trip with the Cot's last summer. There's pretty much Nordic heritage in those pronounciations, I think... "Haugh" is sucspiciously like the Norwegian "hau

Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANN

I feel your pain. However, having birthdays is better than the alternative. May you have many happier returns of the day. Len --- * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Ann Sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: 67 today, yes today -- arrrggh __

Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax

on 11.12.03 15:05, tom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Plus they have that 24-70/2.8 which is pretty nifty. Yup, but there comes DX 17-55/2.8 - much smaller, lighter than L 24-70, and it is eqiv. of 26-80 on 35mm. For all those who don't want to carry extra bulk when they use only APS-sized CCD DSLR

Re: OT: Snow fleas

> > Jostein wrote: > > > > > > > > Springtails with no respect for the cold. :-) > > > > > > > http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/snow_flea.htm Now if i could only get them to hold a level rod and a plumb bob i could have my own surv

Re: OT:Weird place names-was: GFM Attendees (updated)

"Bill Owens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> the joke here (for those of you not up on your American Civil War history) >> is that Robert E. Lee was a famous Confederate (rebel) commander and >> Michigan was, of course, on the side of the Union army. Still makes me smile >> every time Mr. Lee's bir

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